Undergarment



March 13, 1928. 1,662,326 R. E. PAGE UNDERGARMENT rFiled Jan. 11, 1927 ummm .mmm-numana."

INVENTOR l ATTORNEY fifi r Patented Mar. 13, 192.8.

gUnirse stares RUFA E. PAGE, OF ITALY, TEXAS.

UN DERGARMENT.

Application led January 11, 1927. Serial No. 160,339.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in undergarments.

The object of the invention is to provide an undergarment in the form of a waist for supporting bloomers or the like and made so aa to be slipped over the head of the wearer and being free from openings which must be buttoned or fastened to secure the waist about the body of the wearer.

ri particular object of the invention is to provide a waist of the character described which may be economically produced by severing a strip from a bolt of goods, severing and utilizing the ends of the strip for shoulder str ps and the Aintermediate portion of s p for a continuous waist.

t further object of the invention is to produce a waist which will not need to be shaped and which may be finished by merely turning heres aloirO` the top and bottom edges and sewing tne ends together.

A particular object of the invention is to provide a tubular band or body having section gathered from top to bottom and elastic strips vapplied to the top and bottom edges of the gathered section whereby the circular band is entirely expansible through out its height and may be easily enlarged to pass over the head and shoulders of ther wearer.

A construction designed to carry ont the invention will be hereinafter described, to gether with other features of the invention.

rlhe invention will be more readily understood from a reading of the following specincation and by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which an example of the invention is shown and wherein:

Fig. l is a perspective view of a waist constructed in accordance with my invention,

2 is an enlargedcross-sectional view on the line 2 2 of Fig. l,

Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1,

l is an enlarged vertical sectional view on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. is a plan view showing a bolt of goods and indicating in dotted lines how the waist is cut therefrom.

In the drawings the letter A designates a bolt or piece of goods having the usual selvage edges B. In forming a waist, a transverse strip is torn off, or severed, across the bolt on the line C. This severed portion is then cut or torn at each end along the dotted lines D', which produces the body por-f tion C and the strap portions D, eachA of which latter has one selvage edge. The line C is located from the end of the goods according to the vertical height of the waist to be formed and the portions D will always be long enoughto form the shoulder' straps, The advantage of producing the parts C and D in this manner is that the weave of the goods possessing the greatest strength will extend vertically of the waist and thus take the greatest strain.` n

In forming the waist, each strap Dis folded upon itself, hemmed and stitched 1ongitudinally along the hem by a line of stitches 10, as is shown in Fig. 2. A hem 11 is turned at the top of the body C and the ends of the shoulder straps D are turned under with said hem, which is fastened by two rows ofstitches 12 and 13 respectively. A wider hem 14; is turned inwardalong the .bottom edge and fastened by stitches l5. llhen the hem lll is turned, strips of wel bing 16 are inserted to reinforce the garment where the buttons 17 are attached.

The body C is fastened together at the rear by a vertical row of stitches 18, 'thus making a tubular or circular body which is continuous and which mustbe slipped over the head of the wearer in putting the same It will be seen that the formation is very simple7 there being no curves, darts or other shaped portions.

In order to make the waist expansible so that it may be stretched to pass over the shoulders and to better fit the body of the wearer, the front portion of the body is gathered at 19. At the upper portion of this gather, a strip of elastic 20 is included be-` tween the stitches 12 and 13, said strip being placed in the hem 1l when the latter is formed. The elastic strip has its ends fastened at the points where the shoulder straps enter the front of thewaist, as is indicated at 22. A similar elastic strip 23 is secured in the hem le at the bottom of the gathered panel 19, having its ends fastened at 2-1. The gathered panel extends the full height of the waist and the waist is equally expansible at any elevation, which makes it easy to apply. 4

The waist being free from fastenings, reinforcements, or body tapes, is made light and comfortable. Its straight lines and simple construction make for economy, which permits its manufacture at a low cost.

Various changes in the sizeand shape of ico the dilei'enl' parte. :is well :is modilicntions and alterations, muy be made within the scope of the appended elnims.

Vhzit I claim, is:

A waist e0mprisinf r a continuons bod)T with overturned edges to form pockets und having' un integral] gathered Seetion extending of eqnnl Width Afrom i'` top t0 its boilom edge :1t the front el the body. elastic strips extending transversely uf the gathered Sections and seemed nt theii` ends \'\'ith in the pockets nt hoth the tup :md hethnn edges. :ind opposite shoulder straps having their ends secured tu the (op el the hndy :1t ille Sides of The gathered from port inn :1nd the end` of the elastic sl'ips.

In testimony whereof I :dix my signature.

RIFA PAGE. 

